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Jacobs remains in the mix in Sochi

With another victory, Brad Jacobs is right in the thick of things in men’s curling at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.

With another victory, Brad Jacobs is right in the thick of things in men’s curling at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.

With a 7-6 win over Denmark on Thursday morning the Jacobs rink improved to 3-2 and took over sole possession of fifth in the standings.

With the game tied at six, Jacobs would make a draw to score one and give Canada the win. The shot came after Denmark would score a pair in the ninth end thanks to a takeout by Denmark skip Rasmus Stjerne to tie the game at six.

Jacobs would fall behind 2-1 through three ends before scoring a pair in the fourth end and two more in the sixth end 5-4 lead. The teams would trade singles in the seventh and eighth ends.

In other men’s action on Thursday, Great Britain improved to 4-1 with a 5-3 win over Team USA. Russia picked up their first win of the tournament by beating Switzerland 7-6 thanks to a steal of three in the tenth end. The other game saw Sweden improve to 4-1 by defeating Norway 5-4, handing the Norwegians their first loss of the tournament.

On the women’s side, Team Canada, skipped by Jennifer Jones, beat Denmark 8-5 in the early draw to improve to 4-0 heading into their fifth game, against Switzerland. Jones then improved to 5-0 with an 8-5 win over the Swiss.

Full Jacobs Schedule

  • Feb. 10 vs. Germany (W 11-8); vs. Switzerland (L 5-4)
  • Feb. 11 vs. Sweden (L 7-6)
  • Feb. 12 vs. Russia (W 7-4)
  • Feb. 13 vs. Denmark (W 7-6)
  • Feb. 14 vs. Norway (12 a.m. ET)
  • Feb. 15 vs. Great Britain (5 a.m. ET)
  • Feb. 16 vs. USA (12 a.m. ET); vs China (10 a.m. ET)
  • Feb. 19 Semi-Final (10 a.m. ET)
  • Feb. 21 Bronze Medal Game (3:30 a.m. ET); Gold Medal Game (8:30 a.m. ET)

Standings

  1. China (Rui Liu): 4-0
  2. Sweden (Niklas Edin): 4-1
  3. Great Britain (David Murdoch): 4-1
  4. Norway (Thomas Ulsrud): 3-1
  5. Canada (Brad Jacobs): 3-2
  6. Denmark (Rasmus Stjerne): 2-3
  7. United States (John Shuster): 1-3
  8. Switzerland (Sven Michel): 1-4
  9. Russia (Andrey Drozdov): 1-4
  10. Germany (John Jahr): 0-4

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Brad Coccimiglio

About the Author: Brad Coccimiglio

A graduate of Loyalist College’s Sports Journalism program, Brad Coccimiglio’s work has appeared in The Hockey News as well as online at FoxSports.com in addition to regular freelance work with SooToday before joining the team full time.
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